Backend as a service (BaaS)

Backend as a services are provided via the use of custom software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs).

Backend as a service (BaaS), also known as “mobile backend as a service” (MBaaS), is a model for providing web and mobile app developers with a way to link their applications to backend cloud storage while also providing features such as user management, push notifications, and integration with social networking services.

Web and mobile apps require a similar set of features on the backend, including push notifications, integration with social networks and cloud storage. Each of these services has their own API that must be individually incorporated into an app, a process that can be time- consuming and complicated for app developers.

BaaS providers form a bridge between the frontend of an application and various cloud-based back-ends via a unified API and SDK. Each BaaS provider offers a slightly different set of backend tools and resources.

Some of the most common services provided are push notifications, file storage and sharing, integration with social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, location services, messaging and chat functions, user management, running business logic and usage analysis tools

Examples of Backend as a Service providers used in Laitkor

Parse.com

It is a complete mobile app platform which instantly adds a powerful core, push notifications and analytics to the apps. It has native SDKs for Android, iOS, JavaScript, Unity, and more, no matter creating a desktop or a mobile app.

We have used Parse in a number of Android and iOS apps.

Deployd.com

Deployd is a tool that makes building APIs simple by providing ready-made functionality that meets the demands of complex applications.

In Deployd, we have a Dashboard and it’s a web-based IDE for Deployd configuration files. It’s an expressive interface that allows us to create app’s API visually.

We are using Deployd, which leverages MongoDB, Node.js, Angular.

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